The President through the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Botwe publicised the list of nominated MMDCEs for the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) positions.
Out of the 260 nominees, 38 are females whereas 222 are males. No female was nominated in the Western and Ahafo Regions according to the list
According to the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr Botwe Regional Directors of the Electoral Commission will on Monday get in touch with the Presiding Members of the various Assemblies and start the process of confirming the President’s nominees.
“For now, ladies and gentlemen, what we have here are nominees. Mr President will issue appointment letters to these nominees after they have been confirmed by the various Assemblies. After that, we may then be able to have a good analysis of those who were retained, new and the gender representation,” he said at a press conference on Sunday.
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